The Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920)

Newly created Republic of Estonia had to defend its independence against Bolshevik Red Army, which tried to rejoin Estonia to the Soviet Russia. Due to the ability to quickly react, to an unprecedented will to protect the homeland, and the relative weakness of the young Soviet government, the Bolsheviks were pushed back. On February 2, 1920, parties signed the Treaty of Tartu, which acknowledged Estonia's independence and gave us autonomy for the next 20 years.